Detroit

Get familiar with the individuals on this list of notable Black people from Detroit who stay representing the D.

Residents from Detroit's Core City neighborhood are banding together to oppose a planned concrete crushing facility.

NBA legend Earvin "Magic" Johnson led a food drive for 800 families in need in Detroit.

Legendary musical genius Stevie Wonder will receive an honorary degree from Wayne State University.

An initiative designed to empower developers of color to use real estate as a means for community impact is coming to Dallas.

Detroit’s first Black women-owned skating academy strives to make figure skating lessons accessible to youth living in low-income households.

The space where Detroit’s first Black-owned bookstore lived has received a preservation grant from the National Park Service.

A new historically Black college will open in Detroit this year, becoming Michigan’s only HBCU.

A hip-hop concert that was planned for November 7th at Detroit’s Masonic Temple has been canceled by promoters due to the venue’s new vaccine mandate.

The city of Detroit is moving forward with plans to reopen Michigan’s only historically black college. The PENSOLE Lewis College of Business is preparing to open in March 2022.

Mari ‘Little Miss Flint’ Copeny recently hosted a back-to-school drive for underserved youth.

Big Sean has invested in a youth entrepreneurship program being led by the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan.